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Organised Events and Activities
Schools, social aspects organisations and other groups organise educational events and activities aimed at shaping young people's attitude towards the consumption of alcohol beverages. Large events can be useful venues to distribute information and engage young people in alcohol awareness games, quizzes and competitions.
- Concerts - Organisations set up stands at concerts and music festivals to promote the idea of responsible drinking
- Sporting Events - Stands are organised at sporting events in order to educate fans
- Competitions - Awards given out to reward groups that organise events for promoting responsible consumption
- Conferences - Organised to bring young people together and educate them in large groups
- Outdoor Festivals - Organisations set up stands at popular outdoor festivals to promote alcohol awareness
- Stage Productions - Plays that involve situations dealing with underage drinking, the impact of alcohol on friendships, social achievement, the challenges of peer pressure and making personal choices
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Featured Initiative
Wasted
Sponsor: Diageo Great Britain, United Kingdom
- A play that follows characters through a number of situations touching on underage drinking, the impact of alcohol on friendships and social achievement, the challenges of peer pressure and making personal choices.
- It has been performed for over 813 schools and 121,020 students since 2005
For more information, see the website.
Further Resources
Useful Approaches for this topic.
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